What is Heliconia?
Heliconia is a genus of tropical flowering plants that are remarkable for the presence of large brilliantly colored leaves or highly modified leaves that hide narrow flowers. They have a distinctive look that evokes tropics for many people. Some nicknames for Heliconia include wild bananas, lobster claws and a fake bird of paradise. Sometimes they are grown as landscape plants, but in many areas of the world they are more suitable as houseplants because they require a warm environment.
Heliconia is named after Mount Helicon in Greek mythology, which was the home of Muses, who were nine goddesses of science and art. Within the genus, most of the helicones are shared by common properties. They spill a height of 1.5 to 15 feet (0.45 to 4.5 m) high. Strong, stiff, live green leaves are often compared with banana leaves, with an elongated shape and length that often exceeds 3 feet (0.9 m).
documents are specialized leaves that grow on the base of the flower, and in the types of heliconia are highly modified and inLMI striking, with brilliant color and significant size, often hides flowers from sight. Available colors include orange, red, yellow, purple, pink or green. The flowers themselves are often narrow and tubular, with shapes adapted to match the beak of the hummingbird. Plants are often pollinated exclusively by hummingbirds.
The native Heliconia habitat is tropical and is found to grow wild in areas from tropical parts of South and North America and spread west across the Pacific Islands to Indonesia. It is used at high temperature and humidity and is only suitable for outdoor landscaping in areas that are warm for most of the year. In areas with colder climate it can do quite well like a room. It is said that it brings a clear tropical feeling to the areas where it is planted.
When used as landscape plants, he needs a helicon full of sub -sun and should be inYsazed into well -drained land. The soil rich in organic materials is preferable and it is recommended to fertilize with granules or soluble balanced fertilizers. It must often be connected, but should not be excessively connected because excessive saturation can cause root rot. In areas where temperatures fall below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.5 degrees Celsius), they should be kept as houseplants rather than planted outside.
Heliconia can be promoted or multiplied by seeds or rhizomes. The departments are bulbous root structures that send buds and shoots for growing new plants. Sticks with shoots or buds can be planted separately from the original plant and in a few months they should embellish into new plants.